The Red Mile drew the fields for the 133rd renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Futurity and the 60th renewal of the Grade 1 Kentucky Filly Futurity, the marquee races of the annual Grand Circuit meet that will be contested on Sunday (Oct. 5).
Smiths take Dayton distaff pace
The father-son training and driving duo of Jeff and Tyler Smith have gone back-to-back in consecutive weeks by winning the $28,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway.
Plainridge Open winners repeat; Beckwith wins five
A pair of $25,000 Open Handicap events headlines the card at Plainridge Park on Thursday (Oct. 2) and both winners scored their second straight victories at the top level.
Frantic Hanover seeks rebound in Int’l Stallion Stakes
Frantic Hanover comes south to Lexington off a defeat in the C$1 million Grade 1 Metro Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park and looks to return to his winning ways in the second of three divisions of the $264,000 International Stallion Stakes for 2-year-old pacing males on Saturday (Oct. 4) at the Red Mile.
Pocono guarantees Sat. Pick-5 at $4k
Management at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania spiced up the card for Saturday afternoon (Oct. 4) by adding a $4,000 guarantee to the Pick-5 pool.
Dayton (Pa.) fair meet to be livestreamed
The Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association will be live streaming the two-day meet from the Dayton (Pa.) Fair, in Armstrong County.
Burkholder looks to keep momentum going at The Red Mile
Matthew Burkholder, in the midst of his first million-dollar season, picked up his first Grand Circuit victory last week and will look to maintain the momentum on Friday when he sends out two morning-line favorites in divisions of the Grade 3 International Stallion Stakes at The Red Mile.
Ciavardini cashes in Monticello NAADA Trot
Robert Ciavardini led every step of the mile with even-money chalk Woodside Genius to notch a 2:00.3 victory in the $7,500 North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) Trot at Monticello Raceway on Wednesday (Oct. 1).
Leanne Marie is the belle of the ball at Fryeburg
When the famous Fryeburg Fair welcomed the Maine Sire Stakes on Wednesday (Oct. 1) it was the star sophomore pacing filly Leanne Marie that held sway over a full field of Pine Tree State-bred sidestepping distaffs.
DeLong, Graber Jr. sweep INSS divisions at Hoosier
The final legs of Indiana Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies and 3-year-old trotting fillies were contested at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Wednesday (Oct. 1), with driver John DeLong sweeping both divisions for pacing fillies and trainer Henry Graber Jr. taking both splits for trotting fillies.